When DISH acquired Blockbuster in April, they were already planning big things for it. What we didn’t know was that they had plans to eventually be able to compete with Netflix. They won the bidding war for right around $320 million, since then they have made great strides to secure Blockbuster as a company and succeeded in keeping over 1,500 of the stores open. According to an interview in the L.A. Times, Joe Clayton, the chief executive says the company has plans to compete with Netflix. He says Dish will use their library and studio connections to offer a streaming alternative to Netflix. Clayton has recently taken the reins from Charlie Ergen, giving Charlie the time to get a broader view of the business and to make plans for future investments. Clayton has experience at DirecTV and Sirius satellite radio and has made big plans to expand what Dish and Blockbuster offers. Dish might also have a wireless play in the works, maybe they will partner with existing wireless provider